‘It was an execution’: family mourns boy shot dead by Israeli forces

Nihal Abu Ayash, 16, was reportedly the 100th Palestinian child to be killed in the West Bank since Hamas’s 7 October attack

Nihal was the 100th Palestinian child to be killed in the occupied West Bank since Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel, according to the human rights group Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP). Nihal was a bright student who dreamed of studying sports at university and becoming a professional football player. The talented goalkeeper was already playing for Beit Ummar football club.

His parents have struggled to come terms with the loss of their first-born son. His mother, Hanan, 47, has been unable to speak or eat and his father has refused to leave the family home, where he spends hours clutching his son’s football boots. The youngest of Nihal’s four siblings, Mahmoud, 13, has developed a stammer since witnessing his brother’s killing last week….

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/22/family-mourns-nihal-abu-ayashboy-shot-dead-israeli-forces-west-bank

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